Circulation
Eligibility | Registration | Loan Periods | Renewals | Recalls and Holds | Blocking and Billing
Eligibility
The following groups are eligible to borrow ITS Library material:
- Faculty, staff and students of ITS Berkeley, ITS Davis, ITS Irvine, and ITS Los Angeles.
- Faculty, staff and students of the University of California, Berkeley
- Employees of California public transportation agencies at the city, county, regional and state levels, and federal transportation agencies located in-state through the Technology Transfer Program.
- Members of the Library Affiliates Program.
- Other institutions through interlibrary loans and cooperative agreements.
The ITS Library is not part of the main UC Berkeley Library and does not recognize alumni or other UC library cards.
Registration
Each patron must complete a registration form which is kept at the Circulation Desk. This form will be flagged if the patron has been blocked or billed.
Loan Periods
- Standard: Most materials, including books, reports, microfiche, and videos, circulate for one month.
- Short-term: Magazines, journals and pamphlets circulate for one week. CDs are available for one week loans to ITS students, faculty and staff only.
- Reserves: Course readings for the current semester circulate for two hours. After 3:00 pm, reserves may be borrowed until 10:00 am the next day that the library is open.
Renewals
Users may renew material by:
- Phone - 510-642-3604.
- Email - itslib@berkeley.edu.
- In person.
Magazines, journals, CDs, and course reserves are limited to one renewal. Standard materials may be renewed multiple times up to one year from the original due date.
Recalls and Holds
Recalls may be initiated after an item has been checked out for more than seven days. The library will notify the initial patron that an item has been recalled, and notify the requester when it has been returned.
A hold may be placed on any loaned item. Material put on hold cannot be renewed, and the requesting patron will be notified when the material is returned to the library.
Blocking and Billing
When an item is four weeks overdue, the patron will be blocked. Blocking includes the suspension of borrowing privileges from all University libraries. It also suspends request privileges for University administrative documents such as transcripts, and places a hold on registration.
When an item is four weeks overdue, the patron will be billed. Billing consists of a charge to the patron’s CARS account, including a non-refundable $10 processing fee. This charge must be paid before the patron is allowed to register or receive transcripts.
Both blocking and billing will be enforced until the item is returned, replaced, or paid for in full.
Privacy of Records
In accordance with state law, circulation records are kept confidential. Library employees will access circulation records only in fulfillment of work duties. Circulation cards are discarded when material is returned.